Coastal Companion

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2007 Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival – Savannah, Georgia

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The twelfth annual Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival features mouth-watering slow-cooked BBQ and world-class live blues music.

The event takes place at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in downtown Savannah, in an open-air, historic setting. A historic steam locomotive is operated during the event. Between 3,000 and 8,000 people attend the two-night festival each year.

The two-night festival features three performances per night, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 9-10, 2007
6-11pm both nights. Call (912) 651-3673 for more information or visit www.chsgeorgia.org

Dark of the Moon Tour – St Augustine, Fl

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Venture into the Keepers’ House and Tower at night, learn about the history of the St. Augustine Light Station, listen to paranormal tales and experience darkness inside the St. Augustine Lighthouse on Friday, Nov. 9 – Saturday, Nov. 10.
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum, 81 Lighthouse Avenue,St. Augustine, FL 32080
Hours: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Tickets are $25 per adult and $20 per child. Children must be at least 7 years old and 44 inches tall to climb the tower. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 904.829.0745 x207 for more information.

Lincolnville Festival Will Celebrate Oldest City’s African-American Heritage

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The African-American heritage of the Nation’s oldest city will be celebrated with music, food and fun when the Lincolnville Festival returns to St. Augustine’s Historic Lincolnville on November 2-4, 2007.

The festival gets underway on Friday with live R&B music, food, arts and crafts. Saturday features narrated tours of Historic Lincolnville sites, live country/pop, jazz and dance music throughout the day and a special “Soul Food” contest. On Sunday, the day’s entertainment features great gospel music – along with more food and more fun.

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